Jim Obergefell, Man At Center Of SCOTUS Marriage Equality Case, Running For Office

Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the 2015 Supreme Court case that legalized marriage equality, is running for a seat in the Ohio House.

Jim Obergefell at the Marriage Equality Decision Day Rally in front of the US Supreme Court
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Jim Obergefell, who was at the center of the 2015 Supreme Court case that legalized marriage equality in the United States, announced Tuesday that he is running for a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives.

“We should all be able to participate fully in society and the economy, living in strong communities with great public schools, access to quality healthcare, and with well-paying jobs that allow us to stay in the community we love, with the family we care about,” Obergefell said in a statement.

Obergefell grew up in Sandusky, Ohio, and attended the University of Cincinnati. He is now running there as a Democrat in the 89th House District, currently held by Republican D.J. Swearingen.

In a call with reporters Tuesday morning, Obergefell said that he came home to Sandusky in June. Previously he had also lived in Cincinnati, and then Washington, D.C. for several years. He moved back to Ohio, Columbus, in 2019.

Obergefell came to his fame through tragedy. In 2011, his longtime partner John Arthur was diagnosed with…

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